Senior Consultant - Digital Trust (Cyber Defense), KPMG Lower Gulf

About the job

Job Description The Role

You will be a Senior Consultant within the Cyber Defense and Response team, supporting the delivery of red team operations, penetration testing, adversarial emulations, and SOC maturity assessment projects for our clients across various sectors.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience simulating real-world attacks across enterprise environments and executing various types of assessments including web, mobile, API, and network VAPT. The candidate should be technically proficient in using offensive security tools, command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, and conducting social engineering engagements as part of red team operations.

This is a remote opportunity for candidates based in Egypt, with occasional on-site travel to UAE/KSA on a need basis.

In addition to technical responsibilities, you will assist with business development activities such as proposal preparation, effort estimation, and staffing inputs for offensive security projects.

If you are passionate about cyber security, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and want to grow your career in offensive and defensive security, then this role is for you.

Responsibilities

Executing penetration tests of web applications, mobile applications, APIs, and network infrastructure.

Participating in red team and social engineering engagements, including phishing and physical intrusion scenarios under supervision or defined playbooks.

Setting up, maintaining, and operating C2 infrastructure using tools such as Cobalt Strike, Sliver, or similar frameworks.

Assisting in adversary emulation exercises based on frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.

Preparing detailed, risk-based reports and presenting technical findings to internal and client teams.

Developing and maintaining internal tools, scripts, and documentation for offensive testing.

Collaborating with other teams including blue/purple teams to improve client defenses.